The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board is one of the 21 local boards of the Auckland Council. It is the only local board overseen by the council's Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Ward councillor (some wards administer more than one local board).
The Maungakiekie-Tāmaki board, named after Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill and the Tamaki River estuary in the board area, covers the suburbs of Glen Innes, Mount Wellington, Onehunga, Oranga, Panmure, Penrose, Point England, Royal Oak, Southdown, Sylvia Park, Tamaki, Te Papapa, Wai o Taiki Bay, and Westfield.
The board is governed by seven board members elected from two subdivisions: three from the Maungakiekie subdivision (board area west of the Southern Motorway, excluding Westfield), and four from the Tāmaki subdivision (Westfield and board area east of the Southern Motorway). The first board members were elected with the nationwide local elections on Saturday 9 October 2010.
Demographics
Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Area covers , a slightly smaller area than the covered by the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward, as local board area and ward boundaries do not fully align. The local board area had a population of 78,102 at the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 1,818 people (2.4%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 8,097 people (11.6%) since the 2013 census.
2025-2028 term The current board members for the 2025–2028 term, elected at the 2025 local elections, are: NameAffiliationSubdivisionPositionDebbie BurrowsCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieChairpersonTabetha ElliottCommunities and ResidentsTāmakiDeputy ChairpersonMaria MeredithLabourTāmakiBoard memberDon AllanCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieBoard memberNerissa HenryLabourTāmakiBoard memberTony WoodcockCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieBoard memberDianna FukaLabourTāmakiBoard member
2022-2025 term The board members for the 2022–2025 term, elected at the 2022 local elections, were: NameTicket (if any)SubdivisionPositionMaria MeredithLabourTāmakiChairpersonDebbie BurrowsCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieDeputy ChairpersonDon AllanCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieBoard memberNerissa HenryLabourTāmakiBoard memberChris MakoareLabourTāmakiBoard memberPeter McGlashan LabourTāmakiBoard memberTony WoodcockCommunities and ResidentsMaungakiekieBoard member
2019–2022 term The board members for the 2019–2022 term, elected at the 2019 local body elections, were: NamePartyVotesMaria MeredithLabour4269Don AllanC&R – Communities and Residents4116Nerissa HenryLabour4110Peter McGlashanLabour3944Chris MakoareLabour3940Debbie BurrowsC&R – Communities and Residents3760Tony WoodcockC&R – Communities and Residents3394
2016–2019 term The board members, elected at the 2016 local body elections or in a subsequent by-election, were: NamePartyPositionChris MakoareLabourChairDon AllanDeputy ChairDebbie BurrowsAuckland FutureBernie DiverAuckland FutureNerissa HenryLabourMaria Meredithn1LabourAlan VerrallLabour n1 This member was elected in a May 2018 by-election triggered when member Josephine Bartley was elected as a ward councillor.
Election results 2022 election results
2016 election results
Maungakiekie subdivision NamePartyVotesBernie DiverAuckland Future3183Don Allannil3032Debbie LeaverAuckland Future2847Hema WihongiMaungakiekie Community Voices 2537Angelina WeirMaungakiekie Community Voices 2364Jacqueline ClarkIndependent2098Chris JenkinMaungakiekie Community Voices 2000Caroline GrayIndependent1260INFORMAL10BLANK930
Tāmaki subdivision NamePartyVotesJosephine BartleyLabour5161Chris MakoareLabour4506Nerissa HenryLabour4497Alan VerrallLabour4227Tony SmithIndependent2946Yvonne DaintyIndependent2311Barbara ShawIndependent2101Patrick O'MearaIndependent1173Bryan MockridgeUnited Future1566INFORMAL22BLANK839
2013 election results
Maungakiekie subdivision NamePartyVotesSimon RandallMaungakiekie TeamElected UnopposedBrett ClarkMaungakiekie TeamElected UnopposedBridget GrahamMaungakiekie TeamElected Unopposed
Tāmaki subdivision NamePartyVotesJosephine BartleyLabour6194Chris MakoareLabour5708Alan VerralLabour5548Obed UnasaLabour4392Jocelyn CalvertIndependent2587Patrick O'MearaIndependent2435Yvonne DaintyIndependent2125Makelesi Ngata1847INFORMAL14BLANK662
2010 election results
Maungakiekie subdivision NamePartyVotesSimon RandallMaungakiekie Team5173Bridget GrahamMaungakiekie Team4847Brett ClarkMaungakiekie Team4711Debbie LeaverFocus Local3209Carl PowerCitizens & Ratepayers2440Roshni GolianCitizens & Ratepayers2060Joseph RebelloCitizens & Ratepayers1425Kane Te WaakaIndependent904Walter Wi-Peri343Informal16Blank875
Tāmaki subdivision NamePartyVotesLeila BoyleLabour8388Alan VerralLabour7523Josephine BartleyLabour7432Chris MakoareLabour7367Bob WakefieldCitizens & Ratepayers4447Informal7Blank1238
List of board chairs
# NameAffiliation Term1Leila BoyleLabour2010–20122Simon RandallMaungakiekie Team2012–20163Josephine BartleyLabour2016–20184Chris MakoareLabour2018–20195Maria MeredithLabour2019–20256Debbie BurrowsCommunities and Residents2025–present
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